Securing data objects in information centric networking
- Reference number
- SM14-0019
- Start and end dates
- 150101-161231
- Amount granted
- 1 013 842 SEK
- Administrative organization
- Uppsala University
- Research area
- Information, Communication and Systems Technology
Summary
The Internet of today has numerous issues with regards to security and integrity. One current trend is to turn into e2e (end-to-end) encryption of all traffic. The major drawback with this approach is that network optimizations for data distribution is limited by the end nodes on fixed data paths. A better solution than e2e encryption is to turn to object security where the content objects are secured in themselves. Object security can then be combined with Information-centric Networking (ICN) which includes CDN (content distribution networks) and P2P (peer-to-peer) functionality into the basic network service. In this project we will explore the combination of object security and ICN. The main objective of the project is to gain a better understanding of how the ABE (Attribute Based Encryption) technique be used for object security within communication networks, in particular ICN networks. The results of the project is expected to improve security and network performance for media distribution and Internet-of-Things applications. During this project, Edith Ngai will visit Ericsson research (50% for two years) to work with the team on securing data objects in ICN. The project will be divided into five phases from exploration, design, implementation, evaluation to technology transfer. Each phase will be executed in one or more iterations during the project lifetime.
Popular science description
The Internet of today has numerous issues with regards to security and integrity. One current trend is to turn into e2e (end-to-end) encryption of all traffic. The major drawback with that approach is that network optimizations for data distribution is limited by the end nodes on fixed data paths. A better solution is to turn to object security where the content objects are secured in themselves. Object security can then be combined with future Internet architecture, such as Information-centric Networking (ICN), which includes content distribution and peer-to-peer data sharing functionality into the basic network service. Our research results will be able to improve the security and network performance significantly for a wide range of applications, including online media distribution and IoT applications. The proposed research is important to promote Swedish research on telecommunication infrastructure and management, and to maintain its highest international standard for Sweden’s long-term competitiveness.